José Luis Martínez-Almeidamayor of Madrid, announced on Thursday that “someday” the International Olympic Committee “will come to the city to host” a Games, although he did not want to specify whether that desire will take place in the short term with him as councilor.
The Olympic dream is an old aspiration of Madrid, which presented candidacies for 2012, 2016 and 2020 and whose desire, on a repeated basis, appears.
“One day the IOC will head to Madrid to host the Olympics“said Almeida, who was asked if this could happen in any of his mandates. “It is an uncertain temporal term and difficult to answer,” he stressed.
The mayor of Madrid attended the presentation of the next edition of the Campus of Vicente del Bosqueat an event organized by Banco Santander, and described the former coach as “an indisputable reference for society as a whole.”
“Now that we are in a bank, Vicente is a refuge value for all of us, a safe value. If we want to continue to advance as a society we have to look at people like Vicente. We must not forget sporting career that he has. . He is very good as a person but he is also extraordinary as a coach,” he said.
“In life you can go crazy at any given moment when you achieve some victories, but we don’t know any bad behavior from Vicente for good or bad,” he noted.
Martínez-Almeida, recognized follower of Atlético de Madridexpressed his aspirations for the Champions League, where the red and white team remains, facing Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals.
“I hope for a semi-final in the Champions League match Barcelona and a final against him real Madrid. As mayor I say that it should be distributed to everyone, it is not always possible for the same people to keep the achievements. I want any team from Madrid to win and if it has stripes, even better. “Everyone knows what my affiliation is with football and I hope to see Atlético as European champions in my lifetime because I think it deserves it.”he admitted.
About him Vallecano Raywho will receive the city’s Medal of Honor on May 15, said that “the best solution for the club and the fans” will be taken regarding its stadium.
“We want to satisfy Rayo’s aspirations to improve their sporting aspirations. The important thing is to grow but always respecting the feelings of the fans,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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